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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLEEZY, n. A common Sc. dim. for blaze, see Bleeze, n.1 [′bli:zi]Dmf. [1777] J. Mayne Siller Gun (1808) 90:
Wae's me for Deacon Ronald's jeezy, A squib came whizzing, Set a' its ringlets in a bleezy, And left them bizzing.

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